1. If 0 < a < b < c < d where (a, b, c, d) are positive integers, which among the following has the least value ?
ab ad cd bd
(A) (B) (C) (D)
cd bc ab ac
4. 4ab5 is a four digit number divisible by 55 where a,b are unknown digits. Then b –a is :
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 0
6. Given that a,b,c and d are natural numbers and that a = bcd, b = cda, d = abc then (a + b + c + d ) 2 is :
(A) 16 (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) 1
8. The product of two numbers is 27. 33. 55. 73. Then the sum of these two numbers may be divisible by :
(A) 16 (B) 9 (C) 25 (D) 49
9. Let a,b,c,d be positive integers where a + b + c = 53, b + c + d = 51, c + d + a = 57, d + a + b = 58. Then the greatest and
the smalllest numbers among a,b,c,d are respectively :
(A) b and d (B) a and c (C) c and a (D) d and b
3 1
10. It is given that 5 b = 19 (where the two fractions are mixed fractions); then a + b =
a 2
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 9 (D) 15
11. a and b are two primes of the form p and p +1 and M = a a + bb ; N = ab + ba then :
(A) M and N are composite (B) M is a prime but N is composite
(C) M and N are primes (D) M is composite, N is prime
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25
12. What is the value of x if log3 x log9 x log27 x log81 x ?
4
(A) 9 (B) 27 (C) 81 (D) None of these
13. The pages of a book are numbered 1 through n. When the page numbers of the book were added, one of the page
numbers was mistakenly added twice resulting in the incorrect sum 1998. What was the number of the page that was
added twice ?
14. If x and y are natural numbers, find the number pairs (x, y) for which x2 – y2 = 31.
15. Find the last digit in the finite decimal representation of the number 1/5 2003 ?
16. If a = 3 2–3
and B = 3 – 2 –3
, find the value of (a + 1)–1 + (b + 1)–1
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 0
17. Find the smallest positive number from the numbers below 10 – 3 11 , 3 11 – 10, 18 – 5 13 , 51 – 10 26 ,
10 26 – 51.
18. Find the number of two digit numbers divisible by the product of the digits.
(A) 7 (B) 11 (C) 4 (D) 5
19. How many different four digit numbers are there in the octal (Base 8) system, expressed in octal system ?
(A) 3584 (B) 2058 (C) 6000 (D) 7000
20. A hundred and twenty digit number is formed by writing the first x natural number in front of each other as
12345678910111213..... Find the remainder when this number is divided by 8. :
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 2 (D) 0
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Daily Practice Problem Sheet
Subject : Mathematics Topic : Algebra-1 DPPS. NO. – 02
1 1
2. If x + = 3, then the value of x6 + 6 is :
x x
ac
4. If a, b, c are positive, then is :
bc
a a
(A) always smaller than (B) always greater than
b b
a a
(C) greater than only if a > b (D) greater than only if a < b
b b
37 1
6. If =2+ 1
where x,y,z are natural numbers then values of x,y,z are
13
x
1
y
z
(A) 1,2,5 (B) 1,5,2 (C) 5,2,1 (D) 2,5,1
1 1 1 1
7. If + + = where (a+b+c)0 and abc 0. What is the value of (a+b) (b+c) (c+a) ?
a b c a b c
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 2
1 1
8. If, x + = 1 and y – = 1, then the value of xyz is -
y z
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9. If x + y + z = 1, x² + y² + z² = 2 and x³ + y³ + z³ = 3 then the value of xyz is:
(A) 1/5 (B) 1/6 (C) 1/7 (D) 1/8
10. The polynomials ax3 + 3x2 – 3 and 2x3 – 5x + a when divided by (x – 4) leaves remainders R1 & R2 respectively then value
of ‘a’ if 2R1 – R2 = 0.
18 18 17 17
(A) – (B) (C) (D) –
127 127 127 127
11. , , are zeros of cubic polynomial x3 – 12x2 + 44x + c. If , , are in A.P., find the value of c.
(A) –48 (B) 24 (C) 48 (D) – 24
12. If x2 – 4 is a factor of 2x3 + ax2 + bx + 12, where a and b are constant. Then the values of a and b are :
(A) – 3, 8 (B) 3, 8 (C) –3, – 8 (D) 3, – 8
1 1
(A) x y z (B) xyz (C) x + y + z (D) xyz
14. For which values of 'a' and 'b' does the following pair of linear equations have an infinite number of solutions:
2x + 3y = 7, (a – b)x + (a + b)y = 3a + b – 2
(A) a = 5 , b = 1 (B) a = 4, b = 2 (C) a = 1, b = 5 (D) a = 2, b = 4
15. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to product of their reciprocal then,
(A) a2 + bc = 0 (B) b2 + ca = 0 (C) c2 + ab = 0 (D) b + c = 0
1 1 1
16. If the sum of the two roots of the equation is zero, then the product of the two roots is:
xa xb c
(A) 0 (B)
a2 b 2
(C)
ab
(D) –
a 2
b2
2 2 2
17. If 4x +3y = 123, find how many positive integer solutions are possible ?
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) infinite (D) can’t be detremined
18. A fast train takes 3 hours less than a slow train for a journey of 900 km. If the speed of slow train is 15 km/ hr. less than
that the fast train. Find the sum of speeds of the two trains.
(A) 120 km/hr (B) 125 km/hr (C) 135 km/hr (D) 150 km/hr
19. The quadratic equation a x2 + bx + c = 0 has real roots and . If a, b, c real and of the same sign, then
(A) and are both positive (B) and are both negative
(C) and are of opposite sign
(D) nothing can be said about the signs of and as the information is insufficient.
20. Number of integral values of ‘p’ for which the quadratic equation x2 – px + 1 = 0 has no real roots is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) infinite
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22. The equations 2x – 3y + 5 = 0 and 6y – 4x= 10, when solved simultaneously , have
(A) only one solution (B) no solution
(C) only two solutions (D) infinite number of solutions
23. If and are the roots of the equation x2 - 9x + 5 = 0. then find the equation whose whose roots are and
2
.
2
(A) 10x2 - 122 x - 61 = 0 (B) x2 - 122x - 61 = 0 (C) 20x2 - 122x - 61 = 0 (D) None of these
b a
24. If the roots of the equation px2 + rx + r = 0 are in the ratio a : b, then value of is :
a b
r r 1 1
(A) (B) – (C) (D)
p p p r
25. If x2 + ax + b = 0 and x2 + bx + a = 0, a b , have a common root 'a' then which of the following is true ?
(A) a + b = 1 (B) a + 1 = 0 (C) a = 0 (D) a + b + 1 = 0
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Daily Practice Problem Sheet
Subject : Mathematics Topic : Algebra- 2 DPPS. NO. – 03
1 x x2
1. If y = and x is real, then y can lies between :
1 x x2
1 1
(A) 1 and 3 (B) –3 and – (C) and 3 (D) None of these
3 3
5. Let , be the roots of the equation x2 – px + r = 0 and , 2 be the roots of the equation x2 – qx + r = 0. Then the value
2
of r is
2 2
(A) (p – q) (2q – p) (B) (q – 2p) (2p – q)
9 9
2 2
(C) (q – 2p) (2q –p) (D) (2p – q) (2q – p)
9 9
7. Two friends tried solving a quadratic equation x 2 + bx + c = 0. One started with the wrong value of b and got the
roots as 4 and 14; the other started with the wrong value of c and got the roots as 17 and – 2. Find the actual
roots.
(A) 7, 8 (B) 28, 2 (C) 19, 2 (D) 13, 2
8. The quadratic equation a x2 + bx + c = 0 has real roots and . If a, b, c are real and of the same sign, then
(A) and are both positive (B) and are both negative
(C) and are of opposite sign
(D) nothing can be said about the signs of and as the information is insufficient.
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9. For what value of m does the equation x2 – x + m2 = 0 possess no real roots :
1 1 1
(A) , 2 U 2 , (B) , 1 U 2 ,
b a
10. If the roots of the equation px2 + rx + r = 0 are in the ratio a : b, then value of is :
a b
r r 1 1
(A) (B) – (C) (D)
p p p r
12. A fast train takes 3 hours less than a slow train for a journey of 900 km. If the speed of slow train is 15 km/ hr. less than
that of the fast train. Find the sum of speeds of the two trains.
(A) 120 km/hr (B) 125 km/hr (C) 135 km/hr (D) 150 km/hr
14. The number of integral values of ‘m’ less than 50, so that the roots of the quadratic equation
mx2 + (2m – 1) x + (m – 2) = 0 are rational, are
(A) (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) None of these
15. If the equation x2 + x + = 0 has equal roots and one root of the equation x2 + x – 12 = 0 is 2, then ( ,) =
(A) (4, 4) (B) (–4, 4) (C) (4, –4) (D) (–4, –4)
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Subject : Mathematics Topic : Progression DPPS. NO. – 04
1. The sum of the third and seventh terms of an A.P. is 6 and their product is 8, then common difference is :
1 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D)
2 4
3 5 7
2. The inverse of the sum of the following series up to n terms can be written as +...
4 36 144
(n 1)2 n2 2n n2 2n (n 1)2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
n2 2n (n 1)2 (n 1)2 n2 2n
3 If m arithmetic means are inserted between 1 and 31, so that the ratio of the 7 th and
(m – 1)th means is 5 : 9, then the value of m is
(A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 16 (D) None of these
1 1 1 1 1
4. + ....... equals
1 3 6 10 15
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D)
5. Let Sn denote the sum of the first 'n' terms of an A.P. and S2n = 3Sn. Then, the ratio S3n : Sn is equal to :
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 6 : 1 (C) 8 : 1 (D) 10 : 1
3
6. Suppose a, b, c are in A.P. and a 2, b2, c2 are in G.P. if a < b < c and a + b + c = , then the value of a is :
2
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) – (D) –
2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2
8. If the ratio of the sum of n terms of two A.P’s is (3n + 4) : (5n + 6), then the ratio of their 5 th term is
21 31 31 11
(A) (B) (C) (D)
31 41 51 31
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9. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 and p = ab + bc + ca, then :
1 1 1 1 1
(A) p2 (B) – p (C) – p 1 (D) – 1 p
2 2 2 2 2
11. If a2(b + c), b2(c + a), c2 (a + b) are in A.P., then either a,b,c are in A.P. or
(A) ab + bc + ca = 0 (B) a + b + c = 0 (C) a – b – c = 0 (D) a – b + c = 0
13. Divide 600 biscuits among 5 boys so that their shares are in Arithmetic progression and the two smallest shares
together make one-seventh of what the other three boys get. What is the sum of the shares of the two boys who
are getting lesser number of biscuits, than the remaining three ?
(A) 75 (B) 85 (C) 185 (D) 90
14. An A.P. consists of 21 terms. The sum of three terms in the middle is 129 and of the last three terms is 237. Then the A.P.
is :
(A) 3, 7, 11, 15 ......... (B) 2, 7, 12, ........ (C) 5, 9, 13, 15 ........ (D) none of these
2 2 2 2 2
15. Find the value of + + + + ....... +
15 35 63 99 9999
8 2 98 222
(A) (B) (C) (D)
33 11 303 909
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Subject : Mathematics Topic : Geometry - 1 DPPS. NO. – 05
1. Through D, the mid-point of the side BC of a triangle ABC, a straight line is drawn to meet AC at E and AB
produced at F so that AE = AF. Then the ratio BF : CE is :
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 3 (D) None of these
2. A triangle whose sides are integers has a perimeter 8. Find the area of the triangle .
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 7 (D) None of these
1
3. Two sides of a triangle are 10 cm and 5 cm in length and the length of the median to the third side is 6 cm.
2
The area of the triangle is 6 x cm2. The value of x is -
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15
4. In the adjoining figure. ABC is equilateral. AD, BE and CF are respectively perpendicular to AB, BC and AC.
Area of DEF
Then
Area of ABC
AP 1
5. ABCD is a parallelogram P is a point on AD such that = Q is the point of inter section of AC and BP..
AD 2013
AQ
Then =
AC
(A) 1 : 2013 (B) 1 : 2015 (C) 1 : 2014 (D) None of these
6. ABC is an isosceles triangle with B = C = 78°. D and E are points on AB, AC respectively such that BCD
= 24° and angle CBE = 51°. Find BED.
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7. The internal bisector AE of the angle A of triangle is -
(A) not greater than the median through A for all triangles.
(B) not greater than the median through A for only acute angled triangles.
(C) not greater than the median through A for only obtuse angled triangles.
(D) not less than the median through A for all triangles.
8. P is a point inside an equilateral triangle of side 2010 units. The sum of the length of the perpendiculars drawn
from P to the sides is equal to -
2010
(A) 2010 (B) 2010 3 (C)1005 3 (D)
3
y P
9. R Q
3 x
7
B C
In the figure given above, points P and Q are mid points on the sides AC and BP respectively. Area of each part
is shown in the figure, then find the value of x + y.
(A) 11 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) 18
10. Find the number of integer sided triangle with perimeter 100.
(A) 207 (B) 204 (C) 144 (D) 208
11. Two sides of a triangle are 3 cms and 2 cms. The medians to these sides are perpendicular to each other..
Find the third side.
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) Cannot be determined
12. In ABC, BC = 20 , medians BE = 18 and median CF = 24 (E, F are midpoints of AC, AB respectively). Find
the area of ABC.
(A) 244 sq. units (B) 288 sq. units (C) 144 sq. units (D) none of these
13. The measures of length of the sides of a triangle are integers and that of its area is also an integer. One side is
21 and the perimeter is 48. Find the measure of the shortest side.
(A) 13 units (B) 10 unit (C) 12 unit (D) None of these
14. Let ABC be an acute angled triangle and CD be the altitude through C. If AB = 8 and CD = 6, find the distance
between the mid-points of AD and BC.
(A) 1 unit (B) 2 unit (C) 5 unit (D) 10 unit
15. In a triangle ABC, medians AD and BE are drawn. If AD = 4, DAB = and ABE = , then the area of the
6 3
ABC is :
8 16 32 64
(A) (B) (C) (D) .
3 3 3 3 3
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17. Let ABC be an equilateral triangle and AD be the altitude through A. Then
(A) AD2 = 3BD2 (B) AD2 = 5BD2 (C) AB2 + AC2 = BC2 (D) AD2 = 2BD2
18. In triangle ABC with angle A = 90 . The bisectors of the angle B and C meet at P. The distance from P to the
hypotenuse is 4 2 . Find the distance AP..
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) None of these
19. Let ABC be a triangle with AB = AC = 6, if the circumradius of the triangle is 5 then find BC
48
(A) 10 (B) 9 (C) 5 (D) None of these
20. In a triangle ABC , AB = AC = 20 cm and D and E are two points on AB and AC and AD = AE = 12 cm , If the
area of ADFE is 24 cm2 . find the area of the triangle BFC in sq. cm
40
(A) 24 (B) 20 (C) 3 (D) None of these
21. ABC is an isosceles triangle with mA = 20° and AB = AC. D and E are points on AB and AC such that AD =
AE. I is the midpoint of the segment DE. If BD = ID, then the angle of IBC are :
(A) 110°, 35°, 35° (B) 100°, 40°,40° (C) 80°,50°,50° (D) 90°,45°,45°
22. A, B, C and D are points on a line. E is a point outside this line. Given that AE = BE = AB = BC and CE = CD,
we find that the measure of DEA is :
23. In the adjoining figure find the size of ACE, given AD = DB and DE = DC.
2
24. In triangle ABC, BD bisects angle B. If A = 3 B and B = 3C, then BDC is :
25. Triangle ABC is isosceles with base AC. Points P and Q are respectively in CB and AB such that AC = AP = PQ
= QB. Find the measure of B . .
5 5
(A) 26 º (B) 25 º (C) 45º (D) None of these
7 7
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Daily Practice Problem Sheet
Subject : Mathematics Topic : Geometry - 2 DPPS. NO. – 06
1. In the adjoining figure O is the centre of the circle. AOD = 120°. If the radius of the circle be ‘r’ then find the sum of
the areas of the quadrilateral AODP and OBQC :
3 2
(A) r (B) 3 3 r2 (C) 3r 2 (D) None of these
2
2. Chords AB and PQ meet at K and are perpendicular to one another. If AK = 4, KB = 6 and PK = 2, find the area of the
circle.
(A) 25sq. units (B) 20sq. units (C) 100sq. units (D) 50sq. units
3. ABC is a right angled triangle, right angled at B such that BC = 6 cm and AB = 8 cm. A circle with centre O is inscribed
in ABC. The radius of the circle is :
(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 3 cm (D) 4 cm
4. If a regular polygon of sides ‘n’ is circumscribed about a given circle of radius R then the length of side of
the polygon is
(A) 2R tan (B) 2R sin (C) 2R cot (D) 2R sec
n n n n
5. The common tangents to the circle and with centres P and Q meet the line joining P and Q at ‘O’ as shown.
Given that the length OP = 28 cm and the diameters of and are in the ratio 4 : 3. The radius of the circle is
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6. BC is the diameter of a semicircle. The sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC meet the semicircle in P and Q
respectively. PQ subtends 140° at the centre of the semi-circle. Then A is
16
(A) cm (B) 10 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 7 cm
3
8. E is the midpoint of diagonal BD of a parallelogram ABCD. If the point E is joined to a point F on DA such that DF =
1
DA, then the ratio of the area of DEF to the area of quadrilateral ABEF is :
3
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 1: 4 (C) 1 : 5 (D) 2 : 5
9. In the figure, ABCD is a square and P, Q, R, S are the midpoints of the sides.
D R C
S Q
A P B
What is the area of the shaded part, as a fraction of the area of the whole square ?
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 5 6
10. In the figure, PQ is a chord of a circle with centre O and PT is the tangent at P such that QPT = 70º. Then the measure
of PRQ is equal to
11. One of the side of a triangle is divided into line segment of lengths 6cm and 8cm by the point of tangency of the incircle
of the triangle. If the radius of the incircle is 4cm, then the length (in cm) of the longer of the two remaining sides of the
triangle is
(A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 15 (D) 16
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12. A square board side 10 centimeters, standing vertically, is tilted to the left so that the bottom-right corner is raised 6
centimeters from the ground.
6 cm
By what distance is the top-left corner lowered from its original position ?
(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 3 cm (D) 0.5 cm
13. In the figure, AB || DC, AD > BC, and DC : AB = k, where k>1. The ratio (AD2 – BC2) :
(DB2 – AC2) is :
A B
D C
1 k 1 k –1 k2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
k 1 k –1 k 1 k2 1
14. ABCD is square AB produced to Q such that AC intersect DQ at P, BPQ intersect BC at R. Such that DP = 3, PR = 2.
Find RQ
(A) 2.5 (B) 3.2 (C) 3.5 (D) 4
15. In the adjoining figure O is the centre of the circle. ACOB is a square with A on the circle. Through B a line parallel to
OA is drawn to cut the circle at D nearer to A. Then BOD =
B O
D
A C
16. In a rectangle ABCD the lengths of sides AB, BC, CD and DA are (5x + 2y + 2) cm, (x + y + 4) cm,
(2x + 5y – 7) cm and (3x + 2y – 11) cm respectively. Which of the following statements is /are true ?
(A) One of the sides of the rectangle is 15 cm long.
(B) Each diagonal of the rectangle is 39 cm long.
(C) Perimeter of the rectangle is 102 cm.
(D) All of these
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Daily Practice Problem Sheet
Subject : Mathematics Topic : Trigonometry DPPS. NO. – 07
1. If tanA + tanB = a and cot A + cotB = b, then the value of cot (A+ B) is :
1 1 1 1
(A) + (B) – (C) a + b (D) a – b
a b a b
1 3
2. The value of sin10 cos 10 is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
3. The shadow of a pole standing on a horizontal plane is a metre longer when the sun’s elevation is than when it is
. The height of the pole of will be :
cos cos sin sin sin cos sin cos
(A) a m (B) a sin m (C) a sin m (D) a cos m
cos
4 5 sin 7 cos
5. If tan = , where 0 < < 90º, then the value of is :
15 6 cos 3 sin
125 130 125
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
78 3 102
2
(A) 2 tan (B) 2 sin (C) (D) none of these.
cos sin
sin sin
8. If 0 < < 90 and = 4, then the value of is :
1 cos 1 cos
(A) 30º (B) 45º (C) 60º (D) none
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9. The angles of elevation of an aeroplane flying vertically above the ground as observed from two consecutive stones
1 km apart are 45º and 60º. The height of the aeroplane above the ground in km is
(A)
3 1
2
(B)
3 3
2
(C) 3 3 (D)
1
2
2 2
1 1
13. If each of , and is a positive acute angle such that sin ( + – ) = , cos( + – ) = and tan ( + – )
2 2
= 1, then the values of , and is :
(A) 45º, 45º & 90º (B) 60º, 45º & 75º (C) 37 1 , 45° & 52 1 (D) none
2 2
17. If in an equilateral triangle, 3 coins of radii 1 unit each are kept so that they touch each other and also the sides
of the triangle, then the area of the triangle is :
7 3 7 3
(A) 4 + 2 3 (B) 6 + 4 3 (C) 12 + (D) 3 +
4 4
p
18. If tanx = , then the value of (p cos 2x + q sin2x) is :
q
q(3q2 p 2 ) p(3q2 p 2 )
(A) (B) (C) p (D) q
(p 2 q 2 ) (p 2 q 2 )
19. If a cos + b sin = 3 & a sin b cos = 4 then a 2 + b2 has the value =
(A) 25 (B) 14 (C) 7 (D) none
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tan x tan x
20. If 4 sin x = 12 sin 2 x – 1 where 0 x 90º then the value of – is equal to :
sec x 1 sec x 1
2 3
(A) (B) 2 3 (C) 3 (D) 3 3
3
21. An aeroplane is flying horizontally at a height of 3150 m above a horizontal plane ground. At a particular instant it
passes another aeroplane vertically below it. At this instant, the angles of elevation of the planes from a point on the
ground are 30º and 60º. Hence, the distance between the two planes at that instant is :
(A) 1050 m. (B) 2100 m. (C) 4200 m. (D) 5250 m.
1
22. If sin x + sin y = a and cos x – cos y = b.Then find the value of (2 – a2 – b2)
2
(A) cos(x + y) (B) cos(x – y) (C) sin(x + y) (D) sin(x – y)
23. A person on the top of a tower observes a scooter moving with uniform velocity towards the base of the tower. He
finds that the angle of depression changes from 30º to 60º in 18 minutes. The scooter will reach the base of the
tower in next :
(C) 6 3 minutes (D) the time depends upon the height of the tower
24. From a lighthouse 100 m high, it is observed that two ships are approaching it from west and south. If angles of
depression of the two ships are 300 and 450 respectively the distance between the ships, in meters, is :
(A) 100 3 1
(B) 100 3 1
2
(C) 200 (D) 400
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Subject : Mathematics Topic : Co-ordinate Geometry DPPS. NO. – 08
1. The cordinates of point P are (a, b) where a is positive b is negative. In which quadrant does the point.
(–2a, –2b) be :
(A) I Quadrant (B) II Quadrant (C) III Quadrant (D) IV Quadrant
2. The diagonals of a rhombus lie along the coordinate axis. Its area is 24 sq. units. If two of the vertices of rhombus are
( 3, 0), then the other two vertices are :
(A) (0, 8) (B) ( 6, 0) (C) (0, 4) (D) None of these
3. Three vertices of a parallelogram are (a + b, a – b), (2a + b, 2a – b) and (a – b, a + b). Find the fourth vertex.
(A) (–b, b) (B) (–a, a). (C) (–b, a). (D) (b, b).
4. Area of the triangle whose vertices are (t, t–2), (t+2, t+2) and (t+3, t) is :
(A) Dependent of t (B) Independent of t (C) Can’t say anything (D) Zero
5. If the points (k, 2 – 2k), (1 – k, 2k) and (–k –4, 6 – 2k) be collinear, the possible values of k are
1 1
(A) – (B) (C) 1 (D) –1
2 2
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6. The line segment joining (–3, –1) and (–8, –9), divided at the point 5, in the ratio:
5
7. If the area of the triangle formed by the points (x, 2x), (–2, 6) and (3, 1) is 5 square units, then x = :
2
(A) (B) 2 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
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8. The ratio in which the line 3x+y–9 = 0 divides the segment joining the points (1,3) and (2, 7) is :
(A) 3 : 4 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 7
9. If a vertex of a triangle be (1, 1) and the middle points of two sides through it be (– 2, 3) and (5, 2) then the centroid of
the triangle is :
3 5 1 3
(A) 5, (B) ,3 (C) , (D) None of these
2 3 2 2
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10. The line segment joining the points (3, – 4) and (1, 2) is trisected at the points P and Q. If the coordinates of P and Q
are (p, – 2) and (5/3, q) respectively, then the value of p and q is :
(A) p = 7/3, q = – 3 (B) p = 7/3, q = 0
(C) p = 5/3, q = 0 (D) None of these
11. The points (– a, – b), (0, 0), (a, b) and (a2, ab) are :
(A) Collinear (B) Vertices of a parallelogram
(C) Vertices of a rectangle (D) None of these.
12. If the centroid and circumcentre of a triangle are (3, 3) and (6, 2) respectively, then the orthocentre is
(A) (–3, 5) (B) (–3, 1) (C) (3, –1) (D) (9, 5)
13. Area of the quadrilateral with vertices P(–1, 6), Q(–3, –9), R(5, –8) and S(3, 9) is (in sq. units)
(A) 48 (B) 96 (C) 24 (D) none of these
14. f P (1, 2), Q (4, 6), R (5, 7) & S (a, b) are the vertices of a parallelogram PQRS, then :
(A) a = 2, b = 4 (B) a = 3, b = 4 (C) a = 2, b = 3 (D) a = 3, b = 5
15. If two opposite vertices of a square are (5, 4) and (1, –6), then the coordinates of its remaining two vertices is :
(A) (–2, 2) & (5, 3) (B) (8, –3) & (–2, 1) (C) (8, 6) & (3, 5) (D) (1, –3) & (2, 5)
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Subject : Mathematics Topic : Mensuration DPPS. NO. – 09
1. In a right angled triangle, if the square of the hypotenuse is twice the product of the other two sides, then which
of the following is true .
(A) triangle is isoscels (B) Triangle is equilateral (C) Triangle is scalene (D) None of these
2. Find the ratio of the area of the equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle to that of a regular hexagon inscribed in the
same circle.
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 4 (C) 2 : 3 (D) None of these
3. In this figure, AOB is a quarter circle of radius 10 and PQRO is a rectangle of perimeter 26. The perimeter of the
shaded region is :
R Q
O P A
4. In the figure shown, the bigger circle has radius 1 unit. Therefore, the radius of smaller circle must be
(A) 2 +1
1
(B)
2
1
(C)
2
1
(D)
2 1
5. A semicircle is drawn with AB as its diameter. From C, a point on AB, a line perpendicular to AB is drawn meeting
the circumference of the semicircle at D. Given that AC = 2 cm and CD = 6 cm, the area of the semicircle is :
(A) 32 (B) 50 (C) 40 (D) None of these
6. Three parallel lines 1, 2 and 3 are drawn through the vertices A, B and C of a square ABCD. If the distance
between 1 and 2 is 7 and between 2 and 3 is 12, then the area of the square ABCD is :
(A) 193 (B) 169 (C) 196 (D) 225
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7. In a right angled triangle ABC, right angled at C, a + b = 17 unit and c = 3 unit, then find the area of the triangle.
(A) 1 sq.unit (B) 2 sq.unit (C) 3 sq.unit (D) 4 sq.unit
8. Two circles seen in the figure are concentric. Chord AB of the larger circle is tangent to the smaller circle and its length is
equal to 16. The area of the shaded region, is :
(A) 32
(B) 64
(C) 32
(D) 16 2 – 16
9. If in the figure, each circle is of radius 2 cm, then the width AD of the rectangle ABCD is :
D C
A B
10. The circumference of the circumcircle of the triangle formed by x -axis, y-axis and graph of 3x + 4y=12 is:
(A) 3 units (B) 4 units (C) 5 units (D) 6.25 units
1 1
11. In the figure AD = DB, BE = EC and CF = AF. If the area of ABC = 120 cm2, the area (in cm2) of DEF is
2 3
A
D F
B C
E
(A) 21 (B) 35 (C) 40 (D) 45
12. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side 'a' cm. The area (in cm 2) of a square inscribed in the circle is :
(A) a2/6 (B) a2/3 (C) 3a2/4 (D) a2/12
13. Each side of an equilateral triangle is a cm. Find out the ratio of areas of the circumcircle and the incircle of the triangle
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
14. A circle is drawn in a sector of a larger circle of radius, r, as shown in the adjacent figure. The smaller circle is tangent
to the two bounding radii and the arc of the sector. The radius of the small circle is
r r 2 3r r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 5 2
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15. The sides of a quadrilateral are all positive integers and three of them are 5, 10, 20. How many possible value are there
for the fourth side ?
(A) 29 (B) 31 (C) 32 (D) 34
16. A circle is inscribed in an isosceles trapezium ABCD in which AB is parallel DC. If AB = 10 and DC = 30. Find
the area of the circle.
(A) 45 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D) 75
17. A sphere and cube have equal surface areas.The ratio of their volumes is
6 6
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3
18. A cylinder of radius 6 cm and height h cm is filled with ice cream. The ice cream is then distributed among 10
children in identical cones having hemispherical tops. The radius of the base of the cone is 3 cm and its height is
12cm. Then the height h of the cylinder must be :
(A) 100/7 cm (B) 18 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 200 / 11 cm
19. A round pencil has length 8 units when unstreched and diameter 1/4. It is sharpened perfectly so that it remains 8 units
long with 7 units section still cylindrical and remaining 1 unit giving a conical tip. Volume of the pencil now is
11 37 7
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
96 192 64
20. Water flows into a tank 150 metres long and 100 metres broad through a pipe whose cross-section is 2 dm by 1.5 dm at the speed
of 15 km per hour. In what time, will the water be 3 metres deep ?
(A) 100hr (B) 10hr (C) 50 hr (D)25 hr
21. The radii of three cylindrical jars of equal height are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Second jar is full of water which is first poured into
the first jar. After filling the first jar, water is poured into the third jar. Which of the following statements is ture ?
(A) Third jar is half filled (B) Third jar is one third filled
(C) Third jar is two thirds filled (D) Third jar is four ninths filled.
22. From a 25 cm × 35 cm rectangular cardboard, an open box is to be made by cutting out identical squares of area 25 cm 2
from each corner and turning up the sides. The volume of the box is :
(A) 3000 cm3 (B) 1875 cm3 (C) 21875 cm3 (D) 1250 cm3
23. The surface water in a swimming pool forms a rectangle of length 40 m and breadth 15m. The depth of water increases
uniformly from 1.2m at one end to 2.4m at the other end. The volume (in m 3) of water in the pool is :
(A)1080 (B) 720 (C) 600 (D) 540
24. A conical vessel of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm is completely filled with water. A metal sphere is now lowered into the
water. The size of the sphere is such that when it touches the inner surface, it just gets immersed. The fraction of water
that overflows from the conical vessel is:
3 5 7 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 8 8 16
25. The diameter of one of the bases of a truncated cone is 100 mm. If the diameter of this base is increased by 21% such
that it still remains a truncated cone with the height and the other base unchanged, the volume also increases by 21%.
The radius the other base (in mm) is
(A) 65 (B) 55 (C) 45 (D) 35
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ANSWER KEY
DPPS - 2. Algebra-1
Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. D D D D C B C A B A A A B A A
Ques 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. D B B B A A A C B B
DPPS - 3. Algebra-2
Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. C A C C D D A B A B D C A A A
DPPS - 4. Progression
Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. C D B A B D B C C A A C A A C
DPPS - 5. Geometry-1
Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. D A C A B C D D C B B C C
Ques 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. B A C C C B B C B B
DPPS - 6. Geometry-2
Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. C D B A B B B C C D C B B A C
Ques 16
Ans. D
DPPS - 7. Trigonometry
Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. B D B C A B B A B D B D C C C
Ques 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ans. A B B A B B A A C
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DPPS - 8. Co-ordinate Geometry
Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. B C A B B C B A B B A A B C B
Ques 16
Ans. D
DPPS - 9. Mensuration
Ques 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A A B D B A B B D C B A C B D
Ques 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans. D C C A A B B A A B
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